[Bug 902367] Re: bootloader installation failure

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Exception during installation:
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 210, in run
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1423, in remove_extras
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.do_remove(regular)
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1025, in do_remove
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     if not cache.commit(fetchprogress, installprogress):
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/deprecation.py", line 98, in deprecated_function
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     return func(*args, **kwds)
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 473, in commit
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     res = self.install_archives(pm, install_progress)
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/deprecation.py", line 98, in deprecated_function
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     return func(*args, **kwds)
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 438, in install_archives
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install_progress.finishUpdate()
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/install_misc.py", line 413, in finishUpdate
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.db.progress('STOP')
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 60, in <lambda>
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 65, in command
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.write.flush()
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py: IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
Dec  9 16:42:43 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  bootloader installation failure

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have attempted install several times of both 32 and 64 bit of the
  11.10 OS, but the bootloader fails to install on every attempt

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Fri Dec  9 17:07:48 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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